Letters, We Get--oops--Write Letters

October 4, 2004

Amma's Circle of Love Letter Writing Program started up again after

a year of inactivity just before Labor Day 2004. In this program

volunters write four letters a week to recipients who say they could

use some encouragement, uplift, inspiration and love in letter

form. Recipients typically are people who are or feel isolated,

those dealing with serious illness in themselves or a family member,

anyone going through a transition, or Amma devotees living far from

others who love Amma. Recipients do not have to be Amma devotees.

We now have letter writers from across the U.S., Canada, and

Australia. We have letter recipients from the U.S. Canada, France,

Australia and India. Not bad for three months, eh?

One woman from Hawaii volunteered to write letters. When she

received the names of those to whom she was to write, she admitted

that she too needed some encouragement too. I added her to the

recipient list. She has not yet met Amma but has only heard about

Amma via the internet and her acupunturist. She adopted two boys

who lost their mother through a tragedy. Her own son has been

diagnosed with atuism. She is making a documentary about natural

interventions to help autism. Is this woman an Amma devotee, or

what?

One letter recipient write, Thank you so much for your letters and

the emails. Each one made me feel more connected to you and to

Amma…..Thank you as well for praying for me. …I've received letters

from others in the Circle of Love and loved them all. I'm even

carrying several letters in my pocketbook so I can read them

whenever I need a boost."

One of the optional "recipients" on the letter writing roster is a

website through which volunteers can write to U.S. soldiers. One

letter writer wrote today to say that people at the homeless shelter

where she volunteers are going to start writing to soldiers. Also,

her son's charter home school organizations wants the website URL

for writing to soldiers for their newsletter. Circle of Love is

inspiring similar efforts. jai Ma!

After I learned how to say "Lokaah samastaah..." in Choctaw, a

Native American language, I discovered that one of their terms for

people means "by means of happiness" or "so that happines can be."

To me that means that this little letter writing program is making a

contribution toward peace in individual's lives and in the lives of

everyone around them!

If you know anybody who could use some cheery correspondence, please

send me their name and contact information at aikya. I am

so grateful to be able to help make a difference in the lives of

those who need it.

In Amma's love,

Aikya

October 4, 2004

I am also on the Circle of Love letter program. I am on the receiving end of

letters from different people of the group and it is helping me to stay intune

with myself. It inspires me to read their letters. I had no idea how frequent

they would write and today I have felt THE worst and out of sorts. Its been hard

for some reason to stay on my path the past two weeks, I finally prayed to Amma

today, saying, Amma if your still with me give me a sign, so when I got home I

had an unexpected letter from Sweta! I wasn't expecting another letter so soon.

I just grinned when I read who it was from. I knew Amma had heard my prayer and

sent me again..............one of her angels to help lift me up. Thank you so

much from the bottom of my heart. Such a small gesture can mean so much.

Humbly

Robin

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